Brooke Carroll

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Laguna Niguel, Calif.
High School:
Aliso Niguel

2024: Missed season due to injury

2023: Played in 13 games with six starts … made CMU debut against Wright State (Aug. 27) … made first start at CMU at Miami (OH) (Sept. 24) … played more than 60 minutes in six games, all 90 minutes against Akron (Oct. 15) and at Bowling Green (Oct. 19) … put three of five shots on-goal … made 30^th career appearance at Toledo (Oct. 1) … played 622 minutes on the season

2022 at UT-Martin: Transferred to Central Michigan from the University of Tennessee at Martin of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) … played in 13 matches for the Skyhawks, earning one start … tallied two shots on the season … helped team secure four defensive shutouts against Indiana State (Sept. 8), Southern Indiana (Oct. 16), Little Rock (Oct. 28) and Morehead State (Oct. 30) … played 450 minutes, including a season-high 81 minutes against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 23)

2021 at UT-Martin: Saw game action across nine matches during her freshman season, totaling 105 minutes ... produced her lone shot of the season against North Alabama (Sept. 2), playing a season-high 26 minutes in the process

High School: Graduated from Aliso Niguel High School in 2021 … led the Wolverines to the semifinal round of the California South Section playoffs as a senior ... won Athlete of the Year in track and field in 2020, placing in the California state finals in both the 200-meter dash and 4x100 relay … participated in “Surf and Turf," a volunteer group that engages special needs children through surfing and horseback riding

Club: Selected for Olympic Development team in 2016-17 … previously played Academy soccer for the Pateadores & SoCal Blues ... won club league championship in 2010

Personal: Daughter of John Carroll and Kiertsen Murphy ... five siblings: Ashley, Sean, Addison, Kiera and Mikel … mother ran track and cross country at the University of California-Irvine ... father played football at San Diego State University ... uncle played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles ... stepfather played professional soccer

Why CMU?: “I chose to attend CMU because I wanted to experience a different climate than where I’m from, but also for the athletic program and what it has to offer.”